SOLUTION: How do you solve x to the fifth minus one, divided by x-1? so (x^5)-1/x-1

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Question 604381: How do you solve x to the fifth minus one, divided by x-1? so (x^5)-1/x-1
Answer by flame8855(424) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^5-1 = (x - 1)(x4 + x3 + x2 + 1)
so (x^5)-1/x-1 = x4 + x3 + x2 + 1